Deuces Wild (B. B. King album)

Occupation

B.B. King ( guitar, vocals); Mick Jagger (vocals, harmonica ); Paul Carrack ( vocals, keyboards ); David Gilmour, Dean Parks, Eric Clapton, Hugh McCracken, Lee Schell Johnny Lee Schell, Keith Richards, Marty Stuart, Michael Landau, Neil Hubbard, Randy Jacobs, Ron Wood, Bonnie Raitt (guitar); Tamara L. Hatwan, Ken Yerke, Andrea Byers, Norman Hughes, Sid Page, Bruce Dukov, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian ( violin ); Robert Becker ( viola); Larry Colbert, Martin Tillman, Dane Little, Marston Smith, Miles Om Tackett (cello); Mickey Raphael ( harmonica ); Joe Saulsbury, Jr., Joe Sublett (tenor saxophone); Carl Blouin (baritone saxophone); Brian Murray, Darrell Leonard, Jamil Sharif (trumpet ); Daniel Kelley, Yvonne S. Moriarty, Kurt Snyder, Daniel Kelly ( French horn ); Tommy Eyre (piano, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards); Jon Cleary (piano, organ); Chris Stainton (piano, keyboards); Jools Holland ( piano); Leon Pendarvis ( organ); D' Angelo, Bill Payne (keyboards); Tony Braunagel (drums, percussion ); Steve Jordan, Jim Keltner, Kenny Aronoff, Andy Newmark, Charlie Watts (drums ); Lenny Castro, Paulinho Da Costa ( percussion); BB King, Mick Jagger, Van Morrison, Tracy Chapman, Eric Clapton, Mick Hucknall, Bonnie Raitt, D' Angelo, Dr. John, Marty Stuart, Dionne Warwick, Paul Carrack, Zucchero, Joe Cocker, Heavy D, Willie Nelson (vocals ); Terrence Forsythe, Vincent Bonham, Sir Harry Bowens ( background vocals )

Deuces Wild is an album of duets, the BB King has recorded for MCA Records in 1997. In addition to sizes of the blues BB King duets sings with Heavy D., a rapper, or Willie Nelson, one of the greats of country music. The global fame Kings can be read from the fact that many European musicians sing a duet with him or the making of the album as a musician supported ( Zucchero, Van Morrison, The Rolling Stones, Mick Hucknall ... ), but only partially to listen to the CD for the European market ( Jools Holland, Dionne Warwick, Paul Carrack, Zucchero ).

By the critics, the album was largely rejected, but in the Billboard charts, it reached the top spot. Despite the rejection by the critics, the 1999 album was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category.

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Charts

  • The Billboard 200 # 73
  • Billboard Top Blues Albums # 1

Critics votes

  • Longtime fans who are aware of King's genre - stretching capabilities will find much to savor here. AMG Cub Coda (long-time fans, which King's genre -border capabilities are aware are here find much to enjoy. )
  • Every so often, the venerable Mr. King records with various pop stars: [ DEUCES WILD ] finds him entertaining with characteristic warmth and sincerity on a program mixing old favorites and new tunes ... 3 1/2 out of 5 stars Downbeat (2 / 98, P.59 ) ( Occasionally the venerable Mr. King with various pop stars on: Deuces Wild can bring a mix of old and new songs with him the usual warmth and sincerity ).
  • Although it 's an overblown international project with no affinity for the meaning of the blues, the players and Their love for the music triumph. Stanley Booth ( Although it is a exuberant international project with no reference to the meaning of the blues, the musicians and their love triumph but the music )
  • Looks great on paper. In reality, turns out to be OK, a collection of nice songs. electricblues.com ( Sounds great, but in reality it is just OK, a nice collection of songs. )
  • A board for people who keep the Joe Cocker's small beer to the music path leeches for the epitome of the blues. What this Grammy -esque all-star meeting just saves, the, as always, all the doubts raised performances by BB King & Lucille and one or the other successful duet. The records man says ... 07/12/1997
  • BB's ability to make his guitar Lucille speak Transcend stylistic boundaries, as heard on Deuces Wild Jas Obrecht bass player (BB Lucille ability to get beyond stylistic boundaries to talk, you can listen to Deuces Wild. )
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